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BBC NEWS AT BBC.CO.UK/NEWS At first, the satellite images appear to be of gray blobs in a forest of green splotches. But on closer inspection, those blobs are revealed as elephants wandering among the trees. Scientists are using these…

As East Africa has endured one of the worst locust invasions in 70 years, a Kenyan company is fighting back — by treating the voracious insects as a cash crop. The infestation began in Kenya in late 2019 after a series of unusual weather…

ADF STAFF The African Union has launched a website to monitor threats against journalists to protect them and support a free press. The International Federation of Journalists reports that six African journalists were killed in 2020.…

AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE The Nigerian government has approved the creation of a company to fast-track development of critical infrastructure, with $2.6 billion in initial financing. In 2020, Africa’s most-populous country slipped into…

AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Twitter announced plans to hire 11 people and open an office in Ghana, the company’s first in Africa. The social media giant joins Facebook and other tech companies moving into Africa, where founder Jack Dorsey…

ADF STAFF For a time, skirmishes between rival Nguni tribes in what is now South Africa were all bluster and no battle. Opposing fighters would stand 35 to 45 meters apart, each armed with an assegai, a 1.8-meter spear, and a tall…